About Town with Mark Snyder

ABOUT TOWN: Where's the Gas? A Shell Game Exposed in Stoughton

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WHERE'S THE GAS? - A SHELL GAME EXPOSED: The About Town email box and Facebook private message file have been clogged with requests from readers to try to find out just what is going on at local Shell Service Stations. For instance, the one located near me on Central Street, almost at the Avon line/Route 24, hasn't sold gas in a couple of months. When I ask the clerk there, what's going on, he groans, "soon." They still sell soda and newspapers, and do car repairs there. There's a similar situation at the Shell in Cobb's Corner, at the Stoughton/Sharon/Canton line. So, I tried to reach official spokespeople, and they were all tied up making excuses for the lack of deliveries to New York and New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy.   So, I called …

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